Lafouge 6/11/24
Lafouge 6/11/24
We've been enjoying the wines of the Lafouge family in Auxey-Duresses for more than 25 years. It gives us great pleasure to offer the particularly beautiful 2022s! Very enjoyable current drinking is certainly possible but cellaring of 5 to 10 years is highly recommended for the village and 1er Crus. These are absolutely delicious traditional wines that will bring a smile to any lover of good Burgundy. We apologize for the tiny quantities...
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Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2020 Auxey-Duresses Les Hautes
The Lafouge Auxey-Duresses "Les Hautés" is from a north-facing parcel fairly high on the slope next to Meursault "Les Vireuils.""The 2020 Auxey-Duresses Blanc “les Hautés” from Monsieur Lafouge is another beautifully racy and minerally example of the vintage. The bouquet...
$39.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Bourgogne Aligoté
The 2022 Bourgogne Aligoté from Domaine Lafouge is half barrel-fermented and half fermented in stainless steel and comes from average 60 year-old vines. This is a beautiful Aligoté with vibrant aromas of quince and granny smith, citrus, lime-flower and stone....
$24.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Auxey-Duresses Blanc "Les Hautés"
The Lafouge Auxey-Duresses "Les Hautés" is from a north-facing parcel fairly high on the slope next to Meursault "Les Vireuils." The 2022 Les Hautés displays a fine balance of white floral aromas (acacia and honeysuckle) with white orchard fruits on...
$49.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Meursault "Les Meix Chavaux"
Les Meix Chavaux is located beneath Les Luchets and adjacent to Les Chevalières. Lafouge's vines are 80 years old planted in calcareous clay producing Meursault with textbook richness and minerality. The 2022 Meix Chavaux has very complex pear, hazelnut, lemon,...
$74.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Meursault "Casse Tetes"
The lieu-dit "Les Casses Têtes" is located on the hillside above the premier cru Les Gouttes d'Or and next to Le Tesson. The soils are thin and rocky producing wines of great energy and lift. The 2022 Lafouge is a...
$74.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Bourgogne Rouge Côte d'Or
The 2022 Bourgogne Cote D'Or is a new cuvée from Lafouge, from vines in Pommard, outside the AOC, with deep clay soils over the limestone. Lovely purity of floral, berry fruits, with soft tannins. Drink this lovely wine over the...
$33.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Auxey-Duresses Rouge
The 2022 Lafouge "village" Auxey-Duresses Rouge is a blend from Argillats, Heptures, Les Crais, Grandes Vignes, Hautés and Ecussaux (both south and northeast facing sites). "A fresh if brooding nose reticently reveals aromas of both red and dark cherry, earth...
$44.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru "Les Duresses"
"Les Duresses," according to Jasper Morris, is the best placed vineyard in Auxey-Duresses, on a steep south-east facing slope that continues into Monthelie. This wine is always well-structured, a bit less forward than Lafouge's La Chapelle and it ages beautifully....
$56.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru "La Chapelle"
La Chapelle is a "climat" within Les Breterins and Reugne, on the steep slope of la Montagne de Bourdon, facing south/southeast. The vines are well-placed in mid-slope and are mostly sixty years-old, giving the most "generous" of the three Lafouge...
$56.99
Lafouge, Jean et Gilles 2022 Pommard 1er Cru "Les Chanlins"
"Chanlins is one of the most inherently elegant terroirs in Pommards, and the style of the vineyard dovetails with the Lafouge style of winemaking" writes John Gilman. This premier cru borders Volnay and expresses the prettier side of Pommard. A...
$89.99
